John Sculley: Former CEO of Apple and President of PepsiCo
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John Sculley left the PepsiCo presidency in 1983 to become Apple's CEO, growing sales from $800 million to $8 billion before his 1993 departure.
About John Sculley: Former CEO of Apple and President of PepsiCo
John Sculley III (born April 6, 1939) is an American businessman, entrepreneur and investor in high-tech startups. He was vice president of PepsiCo from 1970 to 1977 and its president from 1977 to 1983, until he became CEO of Apple Inc. in April 1983, a position he held until October 1993. In 1987 he was named Silicon Valley's top-paid executive, with an annual salary of US$10.2 million. During his tenure Apple's sales increased tenfold, from $800 million to $8 billion, and the period between 1989 and 1991 is regarded as the "first golden age" of the Macintosh. Some attribute his success to his joining the company just when co-founders Steve Jobs's visions and Steve Wozniak's creations had become highly lucrative. Jobs and Sculley "clashed over management styles and priorities, Jobs focusing on future innovation and Sculley more on current product lines and profitability". Sculley won a power struggle that led to Jobs's ousting and departed from Jobs's sales structure, choosing instead to compete with IBM in selling computers to the same types of customers. Sources: English Wikipedia (John Sculley, accessed September 2026).
Basic Information
Former CEO of Apple (1983-1993); former president of PepsiCo; technology investor
Company Details
Apple Inc. (former CEO) / PepsiCo (former president)
Consumer Electronics, Beverages, Technology Investing
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